Not sure how to pass this info on to you. I did find L. J. Holston Jr on Fold3 - with that serial number. His full name was Leonard J. Holston, Jr. He was from Virgo County, Illinois, born in 1919. He died in 1963 and I also found him on Find-A-Grave and Ancestry.com. The only tree I found was private.

Terry if you can go ahead and make that phone call for the obit that would be terrific. Becky that's terrific about Robert's daughter. I'm on the road right now and will check in later this afternoon. Thanks for all your hard work

Oh my goodness - I am Leonard's daughter, Marilyn Holston. I don't know if this thread is still activebut I would be ever grateful if someone would contact me. My email is cranbog3@hotmail.com ormo62456@gmail.com. Many many thanks. My dad was accidentally killed when I was only 7. Again, deepest thanks!Marilyn Holston Oehler

Sadly there was no response to a message sent to you on Facebook some time ago :-( So the tag was sent to your father's niece (your cousin) If you read up you will find some emails and contact info and I will check my email box to see if I still have Alex's contact info (he is the man who found your father's dog tag)

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